ChatterBank2 mins ago
No Win, No Fee
Have been victim of a two dog attack on self and my own dog.
Would be interested in people's experience of dog attacks from civil proceeding point of view.
Is there a legal standard I should look for using a no win/no fee firm?
I don't want to affect my claims record for house insurance (legal protection), as my premium next year will go up.
Answers
small claims MUST be used for claims up to... quite alot, £5-10,000) I think
and yes you should think about your losses. These things are not money makers.
AND - if he has a house, and house insurance ( people frequently have both....) you may be able to claim off the House Insurance ! - cute huh? - depends if the policy covers that
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"Dogs dangerously out of control (all dogs)
Under section 3(1) of the 1991 Act (as amended by the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, (the ‘2014 Act’)), if any dog is dangerously out of control in any place, including all private property, the owner, or person for the time being in charge of the dog, is guilty of a summary offence. That offence becomes an aggravated offence, and triable either way, if the dog injures any person or an assistance dog while out of control.
A dog shall be regarded as dangerously out of control on any occasion on which there are grounds for reasonable apprehension that it will injure any person or assistance dog, whether or not it actually does so, (section 10(3) Dangerous Dogs Act 1991)"
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